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← Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018

Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018 s 37

s 37 Provoking breach of peace

37.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person, within the area which is the target of a special authorisation — (a) uses any threatening, abusive or insulting words; or (b) engages in any conduct or behaviour, with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or whereby a breach of the peace is likely to be occasioned. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years.

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